Pierre L Ecuyer. Curriculum Vitæ, June 29, 2015

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1 Pierre L Ecuyer Curriculum Vitæ, June 29, 2015 PERSONAL DATA Date of birth : November 13, 1950 Citizenship : Address : EDUCATION Canadian Département d Informatique et de Recherche Opérationnelle Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville Montréal (Qué.), Canada, H3C 3J7 Phone: (514) FAX: (514) lecuyer@iro.umontreal.ca URL : lecuyer Ph.D. in computer science, with operations research orientation (University of Montreal). Thesis title: Processus de décision Markoviens à étapes discrètes: application à des problèmes de remplacement d équipement. Advisor: Alain Haurie. April M.Sc. in operations research (University of Montreal). December Bachelor degree in mathematics (University of Montreal). May PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS Canada Research Chair on Stochastic Simulation and Optimization, renewed for the period Inria International Chair, at Inria Rennes, France, for Award of Merit from the Canadian Operational Research Society, INFORMS Simulation Society Distinguished Service Award in INFORMS Simulation Society Outstanding Research Publication Award (an international award for best publication in simulation) in Author of one of the 10 Landmark Papers that impacted the theory, education, and practice of simulation, selected among the nearly 10,000 papers of the first 40 years of the Winter Simulation Conference, Fellow of the Michel Métivier Foundation, IRISA, France, Elected Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (IN- FORMS) in

2 Canada Research Chair on Stochastic Simulation and Optimization, for the period Urgel-Archambault Prize, from the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), given for an exceptional scientific contribution by a French Canadian to the areas of physics, mathematics, and engineering, in Killam Research Fellowship, from the Canada Council for the Arts, Jacob Wolfowitz Prize for Theoretical Advances in the Mathematical and Management Sciences, in INFORMS College on Simulation Outstanding Research Publication Award (an international award for best publication in simulation) in E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, from NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council), Toshiba Chair at Waseda University, Tokyo, Selected for inclusion in Who s Who in Canada each year since PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1990 Professor in the Département d informatique et de recherche opérationnelle (IRO) at the University of Montreal. Full professor ( titulaire ) from June 1, Teaching: stochastic models, simulation, operations research Member of GERAD (Groupe d études et de recherche en analyse des décisions), Montreal Member of CIRRELT (Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur les Réseaux d Entreprise, la Logistique et le Transport), Montreal (Nov. Dec and March Jul. 2014): Visiting Researcher, International Chair, Inria Rennes, France (Jan. Feb.): Invited Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Sept. 1 Oct. 1): Invited Professor, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France (July Oct and Feb. July 2007): Visiting researcher, IRISA INRIA, Rennes, France (Jan. 1 July 20): Visiting professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, U.S.A (Sept. 1 Dec. 31): Guest professor, Institut für Mathematik, University of Salzburg, Austria (Sept. 1 Dec. 31): Visiting professor, under the Toshiba Chair, in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Professor in the Computer Science Department at Laval University, Ste-Foy, Quebec. Tenured from June 1, Teaching: Analysis of algorithms, computer simulation, statistics, mathematical programming and operations research. Assistant chairman and research coordinator from 1984 to

3 Visiting professor at Stanford University, in the Operations Research department (5 months). Visitor at INRIA (Institut national de recherche en informatique et automatique), Rocquencourt (near Paris), France (3 months). Visiting professor at ENSM (École nationale supérieure de mécanique), Nantes, France (2 months) Graduate-level teaching at the École Mohammedia d ingénieurs in Rabat, Morocco Part-time research assistant with GERAD, at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales in Montreal Teacher of mathematics at the CEGEP of Sept-Iles (Quebec). Coordinator of the department of sciences ( ). Member of the Quebec provincial coordination committee for the teaching of mathematics at the college level ( ). GENERAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE Operations research; optimization; statistics; queueing systems; dynamic programming; stochastic modeling and computer simulation; random number generation; design and analysis of algorithms. CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS Random number generators (design, theoretical analysis, implementation, and testing); Monte Carlo and quasi-monte Carlo methods; discrete-event simulation; efficiency improvement in simulation; stochastic optimization of discrete-event systems through Monte Carlo methods; applications to management problems (decision making, performance evaluation and optimization) in various areas, including finance, communication systems, revenue management, and telephone call centers. RESEARCH GRANTS Canada Research Chair, Stochastic simulation and optimization NSERC-Canada individual discovery grant, Modeling and simulation of stochastic systems Engage Grants Program (NSERC), Planification des horaires des agents en fonction des prévisions des taux d arrivées dans les centres d appels Engage-Plus Grants Program (NSERC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Random number generation facilities for OpenCL Engage Grants Program (NSERC), Random number generation facilities for GPGPUs in OpenCL Infrastructure Grant from the Canadian Fund for Innovation and the Quebec Government, linked with the Canada Research Chair, Computing facilities for the Canada Chair. 200,000$/year 52,000$/year 25,000$ 25,000$ 25,000$ 152,908$ 3

4 Engage Grants Program (NSERC), Prévision de la demande et 25,000$ optimisation robuste de problèmes d horaires stochastiques dans le commerce au détail NSERC Cooperative Research and Development Grant, P. L Ecuyer 100,000$/year (resp.), M. Gendreau, and L.-M. Rousseau, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization for Call Center Management Hydro-Québec, P. L Ecuyer (resp.), M. Gendreau, and L.-M. 75,000$/year Rousseau, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization for Call Center Management, NSERC-Canada individual discovery grant Simulation of stochastic 71,000$/year systems NATEQ-Québec, team grant, P. L Ecuyer (resp.), P. Marcotte, 52,920$/year F. Bastin, and G. Savard, Modélisation stochastique et optimisation pour la tarification des passagers en transport aérien et ferroviaire Équipe associée INRIA, B. Tuffin (resp.) and P. L Ecuyer, 22,000 e /year Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo for rare event simulation FQRNT-Québec, collaboration with INRIA, Rennes. 3,272$ NSERC Cooperative Research and Development Grant, P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and M. Gendreau, Simulation and Optimization for Call Centers Management Laboratoires Universitaires Bell, P. L Ecuyer and M. Gendreau. Simulation et optimisation pour la gestion des centres d appels, 75,000$/year 75,000$/year NATEQ-Québec, team grant, A. Girard, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Sansò (resp.), Performance, Design et Fiabilité des Réseaux de Communications avec Différentiation de Services MITACS, P. Marcotte, G. Savard, P. L Ecuyer, and C. K. Anderson, Optimal Pricing via Mathematical and Bilevel Programming, 2004 Infrastructure Grant from the Canadian Fund for Innovation, linked with the Canada Research Chair, Computing facilities: cluster and workstations Canada Research Chair Stochastic simulation and optimization NSERC-Canada individual discovery grant Simulation of stochastic systems NATEQ-Québec team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and F. Vázquez-Abad. Simulation des systèmes stochastiques NATEQ-Québec equipment grant. P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and F. Vázquez-Abad. 70,550$/year 117,000$/year 242,757$ 200,000$/year 71,000$/year 56,000$/year 12,000$ 4

5 2002 NSERC Cooperative Research and Development Grant, P. L Ecuyer 30,000$ (resp.) and P. Hansen, Modeling, simulation, and optimization of telephone call centers same project (continuation) 95,000$/year 2002 NSERC University/Industry, Software tools for testing families 30,000$ of random number generators Alcatel Canada Inc., Software for testing random number generators 30,000$ (research contract) Killam Research Fellowship (part of salary + benefits): Practical 72,107$/year Tools for Random Number Generation and Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation Laboratoires Universitaires Bell: Gestion optimale d un centre 80,000$/year d appels dans un environnement blend, P. Hansen and P. L Ecuyer NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Simulation and 57,750$/year Random Number Generators FCAR-Québec team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and F. 31,500$/year Vázquez-Abad. Simulation des systèmes stochastiques FCAR Team (equipment). 10,000$ 1999 NSERC equipment grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.), J. Ferland, 35,474$ P. Marcotte, B. Gendron, S. Nguyen, J.-Y. Potvin, F. Vázquez- Abad NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Simulation et optimisation 50,000$/year des systèmes stochastiques NSERC-Canada individual operating grant: supplement of individual 59,500$/year grant for Steacie award FCAR-Québec team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.), J. Ferland, 44,000$/year G. Brassard and F. Vázquez-Abad. Méthodes proba- bilistes en informatique FCAR team (equipment). 9,500$ NSERC equipment grant. Team: J. Ferland (resp.), P. L Ecuyer, 86,280$ P. Marcotte, P. Michelon, F. Vázquez-Abad NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Simulation et optimisation 32,000$/year des systèmes stochastiques FRSQ-Québec team grant. Team: C. Tilquin (resp.), J. Ferland, 87,930$ P. Michelon, B. Jaumard, C. Ribeiro, C. Sicotte, L. Lamothe, and P. L Ecuyer. Recherche Opérationnelle en Santé idem. 87,720$ 5

6 FCAR-Québec team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.), J. Ferland, 72,900$/year and G. Brassard. Méthodes probabilistes en informa- tique FCAR team (equipment). 11,000$ NSERC equipment grant: Poste de travail UNIX. 11,721$ Grant from CAFIR, (U. of Montreal): Modèles stochastiques et 6,500$ simulation Grant from the Ministry of External Affairs and External Commerce 4,000$ of Canada: scientific cooperation with the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory on random number generation Grant from the University of Montreal: Etude d algorithmes de 12,000$ simulation NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Simulation et commande 19,500$/year des systèmes stochastiques FCAR team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and Thien Vo- 23,200$/year Dai. Modélisation, simulation et optimisation des systèmes dynamiques stochastiques NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Optimisation des 13,500$/year systèmes dynamiques stochastiques: application aux problèmes de maintenance et de production FCAR team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and Thien Vo- 12,000$/year Dai. Méthodes de recherche opérationnelle face aux problèmes de performance des systèmes informatiques Grant for a pedagogical innovation project (simulation software), 4,800$ Laval University Research Grant from Laval University. 3,000$ NSERC-Canada individual operating grant. Optimisation des 12,243$/year systèmes dynamiques stochastiques: application aux problèmes de maintenance et de production FCAR team grant. Team: P. L Ecuyer (resp.) and Thien Vo- 13,404$ Dai. Méthodes de recherche opérationnelle face aux problèmes de performance des systèmes informatiques idem. 10,427$ NSERC-Canada research development grant. 13,000$ LIST OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Encyclopedia and book sections: [1] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation and Quasi-Monte Carlo, a section of the Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online, John Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2015, forthcoming. http: 6

7 //onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/ / [2] Z. I. Botev, D. P. Kroese, R. Y. Rubinstein, and P. L Ecuyer, The Cross-Entropy Method for Optimization, Chapter 3 of Handbook of Statistics, Volume 31: Machine Learning, V. Govindaraju and C. R. Rao, Eds, North Holland, 2013, [3] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generators, in Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, Third Edition, S. I. Gass and M. C. Fu, eds., Springer-Verlag, [4] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation, invited contribution, Chapter 3 of the Handbook of Computational Statistics, Second Edition, J. E. Gentle, W. Haerdle, and Y. Mori, eds., Springer-Verlag, 2012, [5] P. L Ecuyer, Uniform Random Number Generators, in International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, M. Lovric ed., Springer-Verlag, 2011, Part 21, [6] P. L Ecuyer, Non-Uniform Random Variate Generation, in International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, M. Lovric ed., Springer-Verlag, 2011, Part 14, [7] J. F. Shortle and P. L Ecuyer, Introduction to Rare-Event Simulation, in Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, John Wiley, [8] H. Cancela, P. L Ecuyer, M. Lee, G. Rubino, and B. Tuffin, Analysis and Improvements of Path-Based Methods for Monte Carlo Reliability Evaluation of Static Models, chapter 3 of Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems, J. Faulin, A. A. Juan, S. Martorell, and E. Ramirez-Marquez eds., Springer-Verlag, 2010, [9] P. L Ecuyer and F. Panneton, F 2 -Linear Random Number Generators, invited chapter for the book: Advancing the Frontiers of Simulation: A Festschrift in Honor of George Samuel Fishman, C. Alexopoulos, D. Goldsman, and J. R. Wilson Eds., Springer-Verlag, 2009, [10] P. L Ecuyer, M. Mandjes, and B. Tuffin, Importance Sampling and Rare Event Simulation, in Rare Event Simulation Using Monte Carlo Methods, G. Rubino and B. Tuffin Eds, Wiley, 2009, [11] P. L Ecuyer, F. LeGland, P. Lezaud, and B. Tuffin, Splitting Techniques, in Rare Event Simulation Using Monte Carlo Methods, G. Rubino and B. Tuffin Eds, Wiley, 2009, [12] P. L Ecuyer, Pseudorandom Number Generators, a section of the Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance, R. Cont, Ed., Wiley, 2010, [13] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation, invited contribution, chapter 3 of the Elsevier Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science: Simulation, S. G. Henderson and B. L. Nelson, eds., Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 2006, [14] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation, invited contribution, chapter 2 of the Handbook of Computational Statistics, J. E. Gentle, W. Haerdle, and Y. Mori, eds., Springer-Verlag, 2004, [15] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation and Quasi-Monte Carlo, a section of the Encyclopedia of Actuarial Science, J. Teugels and B. Sundt Eds., John Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2004, vol. 3,

8 [16] P. L Ecuyer and C. Lemieux, Recent Advances in Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods, an invited Chapter of Modeling Uncertainty: An Examination ot Stochastic Theory, Methods, and Applications, M. Dror, P. L Ecuyer, and F. Szidarovszki, Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, [17] H. Ben Ameur, M. Breton, and P. L Ecuyer, Partial Hedging for Options Based on Extreme Values and Passage Times, Decision and Control in Management Science: in Honor of Professor Alain Haurie, G. Zaccour Ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002, [18] P. L Ecuyer, Random Numbers, a section of the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, N. J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes Eds., Pergamon, Oxford, 2002, [19] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generators, in Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, Second Edition, S. I. Gass and C. M. Harris Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, [20] P. L Ecuyer and P. Hellekalek, Random Number Generators: Selection Criteria and Testing, in Random and Quasi-Random Point Sets, Lecture Notes in Statistics 138, Springer, New York, 1998, [21] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation, Chapter 4 of The Handbook of Simulation, Jerry Banks Ed., Wiley, New York, 1998, [22] P. L Ecuyer, Uniform Random Number Generation, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Vol. 39, A. Kent and J. G. Williams Eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998, [23] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generators, a section of Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, S. I. Gass and C. M. Harris Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, Articles in scientific journals: [24] Z. I. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, R. Simard, and B. Tuffin, Static Network Reliability Estimation under the Marshall-Olkin Copula, to appear in ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, [25] P. L Ecuyer and D. Munger, LatticeBuilder: A General Software Tool for Constructing Rank- 1 Latice Rules, to appear in ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, [26] P. L Ecuyer, Discussion of Sequential Quasi-Monte-Carlo Sampling by M. Gerber and N. Chopin, to appear in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, [27] W. Chan, G. Koole, and P. L Ecuyer, Dynamic Call Center Routing Policies Using Call Waiting and Agent Idle Times, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 16, 4 (2014), [28] N. Chapados, M. Joliveau, P. L Ecuyer, and L.-M. Rousseau, Retail Store Scheduling for Profit, European Journal of Operations Research, 239, 3 (2014),

9 [29] P. L Ecuyer, and R. Simard, On the Lattice Structure of a Special Class of Multiple Recursive Random Number Generators, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 26, 2 (2014), [30] B. Tuffin, S. Saggadi, and P. L Ecuyer, An Adaptive Zero-Variance Importance Sampling Approximation for Static Network Dependability Evaluation, Computers and Operations Research, 45 (2014), [31] A. Jaoua, P. L Ecuyer and L. Delorme, Call-Type Dependence in Multiskill Call Centers, Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 89, 6 (2013), [32] Z. I. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, G. Rubino, R. Simard, and B. Tuffin, Static Network Reliability Estimation Via Generalized Splitting, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 25, 1 (2013), [33] R. Ibrahim and P. L Ecuyer, Forecasting Call Center Arrivals: Fixed-Effects, Mixed-Effects, and Bivariate Models, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 15, 1 (2013), [34] Z. I. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Tuffin, Markov chain importance sampling with applications to rare event probability estimation, Statistics and Computing, 25, 1 (2013), [35] N. Channouf and P. L Ecuyer, A Normal Copula Model for the Arrival Process in Call Centers, International Transactions in Operational Research, 19 (2012), [36] V. Sinescu and P. L Ecuyer, Variance Bounds and Existence Results for Randomly Shifted Lattice Rules, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 236 (2012) [37] D. Munger, P. L Ecuyer, F. Bastin, C. Cirillo, and B. Tuffin, Estimation of the Mixed Logit Likelihood Function by Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 4, 2 (2012), [38] V. Sinescu and P. L Ecuyer, Existence and Construction of Shifted Lattice Rules with an Arbitrary Number of Points and Bounded Weighted-Star Discrepancy for General Weights, Journal of Complexity, 27, 5 (2011), [39] P. L Ecuyer, G. Rubino, S. Saggadi, and B. Tuffin, Approximate Zero-Variance Importance Sampling for Static Network Reliability Estimation, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 8, 4 (2011), [40] R. Simard and P. L Ecuyer, Computing the Two-Sided Kolmogorov-Smirnov Distribution, Journal of Statistical Software, 39, 11 (2011). [41] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, Approximating Zero-Variance Importance Sampling in a Reliability Setting, Annals of Operations Research, 189, (2011), [42] P. L Ecuyer, D. Munger, and B. Tuffin, On the Limit Distribution of Integration Error by Randomly-Shifted Lattice Rules, Electronic Journal of Statistics (published by the IMS), 4, (2010), [43] P. L Ecuyer and C. Sanvido, Coupling from the Past with Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 81, 3 (2010),

10 [44] R. El Haddad, C. Lécot, P. L Ecuyer, and N. Nassif, Quasi-Monte Carlo methods for Markov chains with continuous multi-dimensional state space, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 81, 3 (2010), [45] P. L Ecuyer, J. Blanchet, B. Tuffin, and P. W. Glynn, Asymptotic Robustness of Estimators in Rare-Event Simulation, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 20, 1 (2010), Article 6, 41 pages. [46] F. Panneton and P. L Ecuyer, Resolution-Stationary Random Number Generators, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 80, 6 (2010), /j.matcom [47] A. N. Avramidis, W. Chan, M. Gendreau, P. L Ecuyer, and O. Pisacane, Agent Scheduling in a Multiskill Call Center, European J. of Operations Research, 200, 3 (2010) [48] P. L Ecuyer, Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods with Applications in Finance, Finance and Stochastics, 13, 3 (2009), [49] A. N. Avramidis, W. Chan, and P. L Ecuyer, Staffing multi-skill call centers via search methods and a performance approximation, IIE Transactions, 41 (2009), [50] A. N. Avramidis, N. Channouf, and P. L Ecuyer, Efficient Correlation Matching for Fitting Discrete Multivariate Distributions with Arbitrary Marginals and Normal Copula Dependence, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 21, 1 (2009), [51] P. L Ecuyer, C. Lécot, and B. Tuffin, A Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation Method for Markov Chains, Operations Research, 56, 4 (2008), [52] H. Haramoto, M. Matsumoto, T. Nishimura, F. Panneton, and P. L Ecuyer, Efficient Jumping Ahead for F 2 -Linear Random Number Generators, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 20, 3 (2008), [53] P. L Ecuyer and E. Buist, On the Interaction Between Stratification and Control Variates, with Application to a Call Center Simulation, Journal of Simulation, 2 (2008) [54] W. K. Grassmann, M. L. Puterman, P. L Ecuyer, and A. Ingolfsson. Four canadian contributions to stochastic modeling, INFOR, 46, 1 (2008), [55] T. Cezik and P. L Ecuyer, Staffing Multiskill Call Centers via Linear Programming and Simulation, Management Science, 54, 2 (2008), [56] P. L Ecuyer and R. Simard, TestU01: A C Library for Empirical Testing of Random Number Generators, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 33, 4 (2007), Article 22, 40 pages. [57] P. L Ecuyer, V. Demers, and B. Tuffin, Rare-Events, Splitting, and Quasi-Monte Carlo, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 17, 2 (2007), Article 9, 44 pages. [58] H. Ben-Ameur, M. Breton, L. Karoui, and P. L Ecuyer, A Dynamic Programming Approach for Pricing Options Embedded in Bond, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 31 (2007), [59] A. Deslauriers, J. Pichitlamken, P. L Ecuyer, A. Ingolfsson, and A. N. Avramidis, Markov chain models of a telephone call center with call blending, Computers and Operations Research, 34, 6 (2007),

11 [60] N. Channouf, P. L Ecuyer, A. Ingolfsson, and A. N. Avramidis, The Application of Forecasting Techniques to Modeling Emergency Medical System Calls in Calgary, Alberta, Health Care Management Science, 10, 1 (2007), [61] A. N. Avramidis and P. L Ecuyer, Efficient Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Option Pricing Under the Variance-Gamma Model, Management Science, 52, 12 (2006), [62] P. L Ecuyer and R. Simard, Inverting the Symmetrical Beta Distribution, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 32, 4 (2006), [63] F. Panneton, P. L Ecuyer, and M. Matsumoto, Improved Long-Period Generators Based on Linear Recurrences Modulo 2, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 32, 1 (2006), [64] F. Panneton and P. L Ecuyer, On the Xorshift Random Number Generators, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 15, 4 (2005), [65] P. L Ecuyer and J. Leydold, rstream: Streams of Random Numbers for Stochastic Simulation, The R Newsletter, 5, 2 (2005), [66] P. L Ecuyer, Comment on Control Variates for Quasi-Monte Carlo Statistical Science, 20, 1 (2005), [67] H. Ben Ameur, P. L Ecuyer, and C. Lemieux, Combination of general antithetic transformations and control variables, Mathematics of Operations Research, 29, 4 (2004) [68] A. N. Avramidis, A. Deslauriers, and P. L Ecuyer, Modeling Daily Arrivals to a Telephone Call center, Management Science, 50, 7 (2004), [69] P. L Ecuyer and R. Touzin, On the Deng-Lin Random Number Generators and Related Methods, Statistics and Computing, 14, 1 (2003), 5 9. [70] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, Randomized Polynomial Lattice Rules for Multivariate Integration and Simulation, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 24, 5 (2003), [71] P. L Ecuyer and J. Granger-Piché, Combined Generators with Components from Different Families, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 62 (2003), [72] P. L Ecuyer, R. Simard, and S. Wegenkittl, Sparse Serial Tests of Uniformity for Random Number Generators, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 24, 2 (2002), [73] P. L Ecuyer, R. Simard, E. J. Chen, and W. D. Kelton, An Objected-Oriented Random- Number Package with Many Long Streams and Substreams, Operations Research, 50, 6 (2002), [74] H. Ben Ameur, M. Breton, and P. L Ecuyer, Numerical Procedures for Pricing American- Style Asian Options, Management Science, 48, 5 (2002), [75] P. L Ecuyer, and Y. Champoux, Simulating Rare Events in an ATM Switch via Importance Sampling, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 11, 1 (2001), [76] F. J. Hickernell, H. S. Hong, P. L Ecuyer, and C. Lemieux, Extensible Lattice Sequences for Quasi-Monte Carlo Quadrature, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 22, 3 (2001),

12 [77] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, On Selection Criteria for Lattice Rules and Other Quasi-Monte Carlo Point Sets, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 55, 1 3 (2001), [78] P. L Ecuyer and R. Simard, On the Interaction of Birthday Spacings Tests with Certain Families of Random Number Generators, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 55, 1 3 (2001), [79] P. L Ecuyer and C. Lemieux, Variance Reduction via Lattice Rules, Management Science 46, 9 (2000), [80] S. Yakowitz, P. L Ecuyer, and F. J. Vázquez-Abad, Global Stochastic Optimization with High-Dispersion Point Sets, Operations Research, 48, 6 (2000), [81] P. L Ecuyer, J.-F. Cordeau, and R. Simard, Close-Point Spatial Tests and their Application to Random Number Generators, Operations Research, 48, 2 (2000), [82] R. Couture and P. L Ecuyer, Lattice Computations for Random Numbers, Mathematics of Computation, 69, 230 (2000), [83] Q.-Y. Tang, P. L Ecuyer and H.-F. Chen, Central-Limit Theorems for Stochastic Optimization Algorithms using Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 10, 1 (2000), [84] D. Choquet, P. L Ecuyer, and C. Léger, Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Ratios of Expectations, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation 9, 4 (1999), [85] P. L Ecuyer and R. Simard, Beware of Linear Congruential Generators with Multipliers of the form a = ±2 q ± 2 r, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software 25, 3 (1999), [86] P. L Ecuyer, B. Martin, and F. Vázquez-Abad, Functional Estimation for a Multicomponent Age-Replacement Model, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, 19, 1 2, (1999), [87] Q.-Y. Tang, P. L Ecuyer and H.-F. Chen, Asymptotic Efficiency of Perturbation Analysis- Based Stochastic Approximation with Averaging, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 37, 6 (1999), [88] P. L Ecuyer, Good Parameters and Implementations for Combined Multiple Recursive Random Number Generators, Operations Research 47, 1 (1999), [89] P. L Ecuyer, Tables of Maximally Equidistributed Combined LFSR Generators, Mathematics of Computation, 68, 225 (1999), [90] P. L Ecuyer, Tables of Linear Congruential Generators of Different Sizes and Good Lattice Structure, Mathematics of Computation, 68, 225 (1999), [91] P. L Ecuyer and G. Yin, Budget-Dependent Convergence Rate for Stochastic Approximation, SIAM Journal on Optimization, 8, 1 (1998), [92] P. L Ecuyer, Tests Based on Sum-Functions of Spacings for Uniform Random Numbers, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 59 (1997), [93] P. L Ecuyer and T. H. Andres, A Random Number Generator Based on the Combination of Four LCGs, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 44 (1997),

13 [94] P. L Ecuyer and R. Couture, An Implementation of the Lattice and Spectral Tests for Linear Congruential Generators, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 9, 2 (1997), [95] R. Couture and P. L Ecuyer, Distribution Properties of Multiply-with-Carry Random Number Generators, Mathematics of Computation, 66 (1997), [96] P. L Ecuyer, Bad Lattice Structures for Vectors of Non-Successive Values Produced by Some Linear Recurrences, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 9, 1 (1997), [97] J.-P. Dussault, D. Labrecque, P. L Ecuyer, and R. Y. Rubinstein, Combining the Stochastic Counterpart and Stochastic Approximation Methods, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 7, 1 (1997), [98] P. L Ecuyer and F. Vázquez-Abad, Functional Estimation with Respect to a Threshold Parameter via Dynamic Split-and-Merge, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 7, 1 (1997), [99] P. L Ecuyer, Combined Multiple Recursive Generators, Operations Research, 44, 5 (1996), [100] P. L Ecuyer, Simulation of Algorithms for Performance Analysis (Commentary), ORSA Journal on Computing, 8, 1 (1996), [101] P. L Ecuyer, Maximally Equidistributed Combined Tausworthe Generators, Mathematics of Computation, 65, 213 (1996), [102] R. Couture and P. L Ecuyer, Orbits and Lattices for Linear Random Number Generators with Composite Moduli, Mathematics of Computation, 65, 213 (1996), [103] P. W. Glynn and P. L Ecuyer, Likelihood Ratio Gradient Estimation for Regenerative Stochastic Recursions, Advances in Applied Probability, 27, 4 (1995), [104] P. L Ecuyer, On the Interchange of Derivative and Expectation for Likelihood Ratio Derivative Estimators Management Science, 41, 4 (1995), [105] P. L Ecuyer, Uniform Random Number Generation, Annals of Operations Research, 53 (1994), [106] P. L Ecuyer and P. W. Glynn, Stochastic Optimization by Simulation: Convergence Proofs for the GI/G/1 Queue in Steady-State, Management Science, 40, 11 (1994), [107] P. L Ecuyer, N. Giroux and P. W. Glynn, Stochastic Optimization by Simulation: Numerical Experiments with the M/M/1 Queue in Steady-State, Management Science, 40, 10 (1994), [108] P. L Ecuyer and G. Perron, On the Convergence Rates of IPA and FDC Derivative Estimators, Operations Research, 42, 4 (1994), [109] R. Couture and P. L Ecuyer, On the Lattice Structure of Certain Linear Congruential Sequences Related to AWC/SWB Generators, Mathematics of Computation, 62, 206 (1994),

14 [110] A. Haurie, P. L Ecuyer, and Ch. Van Delft, Monte-Carlo Optimization of Parameterized Policies in a Class of Piecewise Deterministic Control Systems Arising in Manufacturing Flow Control, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 4, 1 (1994), [111] S. Tezuka, P. L Ecuyer, and R. Couture, On the Add-with-Carry and Subtract-with-Borrow Random Number Generators, ACM Trans. on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 3, 4 (1993), [112] P. L Ecuyer, F. Blouin, and R. Couture, A Search for Good Multiple Recursive Generators, ACM Trans. on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 3, 2 (1993), [113] R. Couture, P. L Ecuyer, and S. Tezuka, On the Distribution of k-dimensional Vectors for Simple and Combined Tausworthe Sequences, Mathematics of Computation, 60, 202 (1993), and S11-S16. [114] P. L Ecuyer, Convergence Rates for Steady-State Derivative Estimators, Annals of Operations Research, 39 (1992), [115] S. Tezuka and P. L Ecuyer, Efficient and Portable Combined Tausworthe Random Number Generators, ACM Trans. on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 1, 2 (1991), [116] P. L Ecuyer, M. Mayrand and M. Dror, Dynamic Scheduling of a Robot Servicing Machines on a One-Dimensional Line, IIE Transactions, 23, 4 (1991), [117] P. L Ecuyer and S. Tezuka, Structural Properties for Two Classes of Combined Generators, Mathematics of Computation, 57, 196, (1991), [118] P. L Ecuyer and S. Côté, Implementing A Random Number Package with Splitting Facilities, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 17, 1 (1991), [119] P. L Ecuyer, A Unified View of the IPA, SF, and LR Gradient Estimation Techniques, Management Science, 36, 11 (1990), [120] P. L Ecuyer, Random Numbers for Simulation, Communications of the ACM, 33, 10 (1990), [121] M. Breton and P. L Ecuyer Noncooperative Stochastic Games Under a Local Contraction Assumption, Stochastics, 26 (1989), [122] P. L Ecuyer and J. Malenfant, Computing Optimal Checkpointing Strategies for Rollback and Recovery Systems, IEEE Trans. on Computers, 37, 4 (1988), [123] P. L Ecuyer, Efficient and Portable Combined Random Number Generators, Communications of the ACM, 31, 6 (1988), and 774. [124] P. L Ecuyer and A. Haurie, Discrete Event Dynamic Programming with Simultaneous Events, Mathematics of Operations Research, 13, 1 (1988), [125] P. L Ecuyer, Formal Formatting Rules for Pascal Programs, The Journal of Systems and Software, 7 (1987), [126] A. Hollander, A. Haurie and P. L Ecuyer, Ratchet Effects and the Cost of Incremental Incentive Schemes, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 11 (1987),

15 [127] P. L Ecuyer and A. Haurie, The Repair vs Replacement Problem: A Stochastic Control Approach, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, 8, 3 (1987), [128] A. Haurie and P. L Ecuyer, Approximation and Bounds in Discrete Event Dynamic Programming, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, AC-31, 3 (1986), [129] P. L Ecuyer, Computing Transfer Lines Performance Measures Using Dynamic Programming, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 9, 4 (1985), [130] P. L Ecuyer, A. Haurie and A. Hollander, Optimal Research and Development Expenditures Under an Incremental Tax Incentive Scheme, Operations Research Letters, 4 2, (1985), [131] P. L Ecuyer and A. Haurie, Preventive Replacement for Multicomponent Systems: An Opportunistic Discrete Time Dynamic Programming Model, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, R-32 (1983), [132] A. Haurie and P. L Ecuyer, A Stochastic Control Approach to Group Preventive Replacement in a Multicomponent System, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, AC-27 (1982), Papers in refereed conference proceedings: [133] P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generation with Multiple Streams for Sequential and Parallel Computers, invited review article, Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, [134] M. Thiongane, W. Chan, and P. L Ecuyer, Waiting Time Predictors for Multiskill Call Centers, to appear in Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, [135] Z. I. Botev and P. L Ecuyer, Efficient Estimation and Simulation of the Truncated Multivariate Student-t Distribution, to appear in Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, [136] Z. I. Botev, S. Vaisman, R. Y. Rubinstein, and P. L Ecuyer, Reliability of Stochastic Flow Networks with Continuous Link Capacities, Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, [137] W. Chan, T. A. Ta, P. L Ecuyer, and F. Bastin, Chance-Constrained Staffing with Recourse for Multi-Skill Call Centers with Arrival-Rate Uncertainty, Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, [138] M. Pelleau, L.-M, Rousseau, P. L Ecuyer, W. Zegal, and L. Delorme, Scheduling agents using forecast call arrivals at Hydro-Quebec s call centers, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2014), Lyon, France, Lectures Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8656, B. O Sullivan (Ed.), 2014, [139] Z. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Tuffin, Modeling and Estimating Small Unreliabilities for Static Networks with Dependent Components, Proceedings of SNA&MC 2013: Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo, Paris, , June

16 [140] P. L Ecuyer, S. Saggadi, and B. Tuffin, An Adaptive Zero-Variance Importance Sampling Approximation for Static Network Dependability Evaluation, Proceedings of SNA&MC 2013: Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo, Paris, /snamc/ , June [141] C. M. Macal, P. L Ecuyer, S. Chick, B. L. Nelson, S. Brailsford, and S. Taylor, Grand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation: An OR/MS Perspective, Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2013, [142] A. Bouchoucha, H. Sahraoui, and P. L Ecuyer, Towards Understanding the Behavior of Classes Using Probabilistic Models of Program Inputs, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering (FASE), V. Cortellessa and D. Varró (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7793, , Springer-Verlag, [143] Z. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Tuffin, Dependent Failures in Highly-Reliable Static Networks, Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2012, [144] P. L Ecuyer and D. Munger, Constructing Adapted Lattice Rules Using Problem-Dependent Criteria, Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2012, [145] R. Ibrahim, P. L Ecuyer, N. Régnard, and H. Shen, On the Modeling and Forecasting of Call Center Arrivals, Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2012, [146] P. L Ecuyer and D. Munger, On the Choice of Figure of Merit for Randomly-Shifted Lattice Rules, invited paper for the book Monte Carlo and Quasi Monte Carlo Methods 2010, H. Wozniakowski and L. Plaskota, Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2012, [147] P. L Ecuyer, S. Saggadi and B. Tuffin, Graph Reductions to Speed Up Importance Sampling- Based Static Reliability Estimation, Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2011, [148] M. Bijvank, P. L Ecuyer, and P. Marcotte, RMSIM: A Java Library for Simulating Revenue Management Systems, Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2011, [149] Z. Botev, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Tuffin, An Importance Sampling Method Based on a One- Step Look-Ahead Density from a Markov Chain, Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2011, [150] M. Dion and P. L Ecuyer, Americal Option Pricing with Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation, Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2010, [151] H. Cancela, P. L Ecuyer, G. Rubino, and B. Tuffin, Combination of Conditional Monte Carlo and Approximate Zero-Variance Importance Sampling for Network Reliability Estimation, Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2010, [152] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, On the Error Distribution for Randomly-Shifted Lattice Rules, Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2009,

17 [153] N. Channouf and P. L Ecuyer, Fitting a Normal Copula for a Multivariate Distribution with Both Discrete and Continuous Marginals, Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2009, [154] F. Bastin, C. Cirillo, P. L Ecuyer, D. Munger, and B. Tuffin, Estimation strategies for mixed logit models, Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the The International Association for Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India, Dec. 2009, Paper 555. [155] P. L Ecuyer, A Practical View of Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo, invited paper, Proceedings of ValueTools 2009: International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools, ACM Publications, Oct [156] P. L Ecuyer, C. Lécot, and A. L Archevêque-Gaudet, On Array-RQMC for Markov Chains: Mapping Alternatives and Convergence Rates, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 2008, P. L Ecuyer and A. B. Owen Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2009, [157] V. Sinescu and P. L Ecuyer, On the Behavior of Weighted Star Discrepancy Bounds for Shifted Lattice Rules, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods 2008, P. L Ecuyer and A. B. Owen Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2009, [158] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, Limiting Distributions for Randomly-Shifted Lattice Rules, Proceedings of the Sixth St. Petersburg Workshop on Simulation, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 2009, [159] E. Buist, W. Chan, and P. L Ecuyer, Speeding up Call Center Simulation and Optimization by Markov Chain Uniformization, Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2008, [160] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, Approximate Zero-variance Simulation, Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2008, [161] P. L Ecuyer, J.-S. Parent-Chartier, and M. Dion, Simulation of a Lévy Process by PCA Sampling to Reduce the Effective Dimension, Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2008, [162] H. Haramoto, M. Matsumoto, and P. L Ecuyer, A Fast Jump Ahead Algorithm for Linear Recurrences in a Polynomial Space, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Sequences and Their Applications (SETA 2008), Lectures notes in Computer Science, Springer- Verlag, 2008, [163] P. L Ecuyer, Comparison of Point Sets and Sequences for Quasi-Monte Carlo and for Random Number Generation, invited paper, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Sequences and Their Applications (SETA 2008), Lectures notes in Computer Science, Springer- Verlag, 2008, [164] Y. Edel and P. L Ecuyer, A Coding Theoretic Approach to Building Nets with Well- Equidistributed Projections, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2006, S. Heinrich, A. Keller, and H. Niederreiter Eds., Springer-Verlag, 2008, [165] R. El Haddad, C. Lécot, and P. L Ecuyer, Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation of Discrete-Time Markov Chains in Multidimensional State Spaces, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2006, S. Heinrich, A. Keller, and H. Niederreiter Eds., Springer-Verlag, 2008,

18 [166] P.-T. de Boer, P. L Ecuyer, G. Rubino, and B. Tuffin, Estimating the Probability of a Rare Event Over a Finite Horizon, Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Pistacaway, N.J., 2007, [167] D. Goldsman, J. O. Henrickson, P. L Ecuyer, B. L. Nelson, D. H. Withers, and N. T. Argon, Fortieth Anniversary Special Panel: Landmark Papers, Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Pistacaway, N.J., 2007, [168] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, Effective Approximation of Zero-Variance Simulation in a Reliability Setting, Proceedings of the 2007 European Simulation and Modeling Conference, 2007, [169] P. L Ecuyer, Variance Reduction s Greatest Hits, Proceedings of the 2007 European Simulation and Modeling Conference, 2007, [170] A. N. Avramidis, M. Gendreau, P. L Ecuyer, and O. Pisacane, Simulation-Based Optimization of Agent Scheduling in Multiskill Call Centers, Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Simulation Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, , [171] J. Blanchet, P. W. Glynn, P. L Ecuyer, W. Sandmann, and B. Tuffin, Asymptotic Robustness of Estimators in Rare-Event Simulation, Proceedings of the 2007 INFORMS Simulation Society Research Workshop, Fontainebleau, France, Article 14, July [172] P. L Ecuyer and E. Buist, Variance Reduction in the Simulation of Call Centers, Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2006, [173] P. L Ecuyer, V. Demers, and B. Tuffin, Splitting for Rare-Event Simulation, Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2006, [174] B. Tuffin, P. L Ecuyer, and W. Sandmann, Robustness Properties for Simulations of Highly Reliable Systems, Proceedings of RESIM 2006, Bamberg, Germany, 2006, [175] P. L Ecuyer and B. Tuffin, Splitting with Weight Windows to Control the Likelihood Ratio in Importance Sampling, Proceedings of ValueTools 2006, Pisa, Italy, [176] P. L Ecuyer, Modeling and Optimization Problems in Contact Centers, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST 2006), University of California, Riversdale, IEEE Computing Society, 2006, [177] P. L Ecuyer and F. Panneton, Fast Random Number Generators Based on Linear Recurrences Modulo 2: Overview and Comparison, Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2005, [178] P. L Ecuyer and E. Buist, Simulation in Java with SSJ, Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2005, [179] E. Buist and P. L Ecuyer, A Java Library for Simulating Contact Centers, Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2005, [180] A. N. Avramidis and P. L Ecuyer, Modeling and Simulation of Call Centers, Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2005,

19 [181] V. Demers, P. L Ecuyer, and B. Tuffin, A Combination of Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo with Splitting for Rare Event Simulation, Proceedings of the 2005 European Simulation and Modeling Conference, EUROSIS, 2005, [182] P. L Ecuyer and C. Lécot, and B. Tuffin, Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation of Markov Chains with an Ordered State Space, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2004, H. Niederreiter and D. Talay, Ed., Springer-Verlag, 2005, [183] F. Panneton and P. L Ecuyer, Infinite-Dimensional Highly-Uniform Point Sets Defined via Linear Recurrences in F 2 w, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2004, H. Niederreiter and D. Talay, Ed., Springer-Verlag, 2005, [184] P. L Ecuyer, Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Finance, Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, 2004, [185] F. Panneton and P. L Ecuyer, Random Number Generators Based on Linear Recurrences in F 2 w, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2002, H. Niederreiter, Ed., Springer- Verlag, 2004, [186] P. L Ecuyer, Polynomial Integration Lattices, invited paper for Monte Carlo and Quasi- Monte Carlo methods 2002, H. Niederreiter, Ed., Springer-Verlag, 2004, [187] A. N. Avramidis, P. L Ecuyer, and P.-A. Tremblay, Efficient Simulation of Gamma and Variance-Gamma Processes, Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2003, [188] J. Pichitlamken, A. Deslauriers, P. L Ecuyer, and A. N. Avramidis, Modeling and simulation of a telephone call center, Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2003, [189] P. L Ecuyer, Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods for Simulation, Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2003, [190] P. L Ecuyer, L. Meliani, and J. Vaucher, SSJ: A Framework for Stochastic Simulation in Java, Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2002, [191] P. L Ecuyer and F. Panneton, Construction of Equidistributed Generators Based on Linear Recurrences Modulo 2, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 2000, H. Niederreiter, K. T. Fang, and F. Hickernell, Eds., Springer-Verlag, 2002, [192] P. L Ecuyer, Software for Uniform Random Number Generation: Distinguishing the Good and the Bad, Proceedings of the 2001 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2001, [193] T. Altiok, P. L Ecuyer, B. Schmeiser, L. Schruben, W. D. Kelton, B. L. Nelson, T. Schriber, and J. R. Wilson, Various Ways Adacemics Teach Simulation: Are They All Appropriate?, Proceedings of the 2001 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2001, [194] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, On the Use of Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Computational Finance, Computational Science ICCS 2001, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer- Verlag, May 2001,

20 [195] P. L Ecuyer and R. Touzin, Fast Combined Multiple Recursive Generators with Multipliers of the form a = ±2 d ± 2 e, Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2000, [196] P. L Ecuyer and F. Panneton, A New Class of Linear Feedback Shift Register Generators, Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2000, [197] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, Using Lattice Rules as a Variance Reduction Technique in Simulation, Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 2000, [198] P. L Ecuyer and C. Lemieux, On the Choice of Quasi-Random Point Sets with a Lattice Structure, in Monte Carlo Simulation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Monte Carlo Simulation, in Monte Carlo, June 2000, G. I. Schuëller and P. D. Spanos, eds., A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 2001, [199] K. Entacher, P. Hellekalek, and P. L Ecuyer, Quasi-Monte Carlo Node Sets from Linear Congruential Generators, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 1998, H. Niederreiter and J. Spanier Eds., Springer, Berlin, 2000, [200] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, A Comparison of Monte Carlo, Lattice Rules and Other Low- Discrepancy Point Sets, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods 1998, H. Niederreiter and J. Spanier Eds., Springer, Berlin, 2000, [201] H. Ben Ameur, P. L Ecuyer, and C. Lemieux, Variance Reduction of Monte Carlo and Randomized Quasi-Monte Carlo Estimators for Stochastic Volatility Models in Finance, Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 1999, [202] P. L Ecuyer and C. Lemieux, Quasi-Monte Carlo via Linear Shift-Register Sequences, Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 1999, [203] E. H. Page, D. M. Nicol, O. Balci, R. M. Fujimoto, P. A. Fishwick, P. L Ecuyer, and R. Smith, Strategic Directions in Simulation Research, Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 1999, [204] S. Yakowitz, P. L Ecuyer, and F. Vazquez-Abad, Adaptation and Dispersion in Global Optimization, Proceedings of ASA 1999, Baltimore, [205] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, Lattice Rules for the Simulation of Ruin Problems, Proceedings of the 1999 European Simulation Multiconference, Vol. 2, Warsaw, The Society for Computer Simulation, 1999, [206] P. L Ecuyer, Some Recommendable Uniform Random Number Generators, Proceedings of the 1999 European Simulation Multiconference, Vol. 1, Warsaw, The Society for Computer Simulation, 1999, [207] P. L Ecuyer, Uniform Random Number Generators, Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 1998, [208] C. Lemieux and P. L Ecuyer, Efficiency Improvement by Lattice Rules for Pricing Asian Options, Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE Press, Dec. 1998,